Anna Simpson White correspondence
Scope and Contents
The collection contains the correspondence of Anna M. Simpson White (1866-1965), daughter of David and Tacie Satterthwaite Simpson of Langhorne, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She was a birthright member of Falls Monthly Meeting. In 1871 the family transferred to Middletown Monthly Meeting where in 1905 Anna married Ashton White, a local farmer. He died in 1911. The correspondence contains primarily informal letters received from family and friends with mention of family, Quaker meetings, and travel. Also includes a small number of miscellaneous letters received by distant cousins, Emily A. Stackhouse and Emily Tomlinson, and invitations and announcements received by Anna and her parents.
Dates
- Creation: 1868 - 1924
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Anna M. Simpson White (1866-1965) was the daughter of David and Tacie Satterthwaite Simpson of Langhorne, Bucks County. She was a birthright member of Falls Monthly Meeting. In 1871 the family transferred to Middletown Monthly Meeting where in 1905 Anna married Ashton White (1857-1911), a farmer. Anna was related to Emily A. Stackhouse (1899-2000), the daughter of Henry Stackhouse and Anna L. Tomlinson Stackhouse of Falls Monthly Meeting.
Extent
,5 linear ft. (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains the correspondence of Anna M. Simpson White (1866-1965), daughter of David and Tacie Satterthwaite Simpson of Langhorne, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She was a birthright member of Falls Monthly Meeting. In 1871 the family transferred to Middletown Monthly Meeting where in 1905 Anna married Ashton White, a local farmer. He died in 1911. The correspondence contains primarily informal letters received from family and friends with mention of family, Quaker meetings, and travel. Also includes a small number of miscellaneous letters received by distant cousins, Emily A. Stackhouse and Emily Tomlinson, and invitations and announcements received by Anna and her parents.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Carmen Valentino, 2018.038
Source
- Valentino, Carmen (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Anna Simpson White correspondence
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Susanna Morikawa
- Date
- September 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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